I have become so fascinating with walstad tanks as of lately. I want to set one up in the near future, and all though this wont be for another month or two I have some questions. Its my understanding that you do 1" - 1.5" layer of soil and then you cap that off with another inch of gravel/...

Despite my enthusiasm for replacing CO2 injection in my aquaria I have had so far to concede defeat. "Mistergreen" advised recently that CO2 is required for both plant growth AND colour. The colour bit I didn't get at first but I do now. So far I have managed to produce intense pearling (even...

Hi everyone! I've been lurking in this thread for a few months now so I decided to finally join the conversations and share my journey! I'm 6 months into this hobby... long story short, I was gifted two fish (a rosy barb and a baby bn pleco) out of nowhere in a tiny 5 gallon tank, upgraded them...

Hello all, I'm moving from Vermont to North Carolina in mid July. I'm not looking for any trades or compensation, just looking a good home for some critters and some plants. If anyone is in the Burlington VT area, I have 1 Amano shrimp, and 3 Kuhli loaches that need homes. I also have two...

Hi everyone! I started my first aquarium about a year and a half ago, a 10 gallon. I started my first planted aquarium 2 weeks ago. I have no ammonia ridiculously high nitrites and my nitrates are at about 30, my PH is 7.6. I am using the fluval 3.0 plant light using auto with 2.5 hour sunrise...